Tulane University, Ochsner Health and the community nonprofit RH Impact have been awarded a seven-year, $16.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a research center of excellence focused on finding solutions to address Louisiana's disproportionately high maternal mortality rate.
The new Southern Center for Maternal Health Equity will be one of 10 newly announced Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence nationwide funded by the NIH's Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone initiative.
Despite the dire state of maternal health in the Gulf South, few large-scale, national efforts include this region, and addressing the ongoing maternal health crisis is not possible without centering Black pregnancy. The Research Center will incorporate community priorities, vision, and expertise into multilevel research projects across the region and train graduate students and early career researchers to address inequities, returning the results directly to the impacted communities.
"The establishment of the Southern Center for Maternal Health Equity provides an unprecedented opportunity to bring together experts from a variety of disciplines to explore and implement interventions and modifications to healthcare delivery.
Harville said the project will emphasize a community-based approach that will seek to meet new and expecting mothers where they live. Strategies include training medical professionals and hospital staff to reduce biased treatment, identifying community supports for women after they leave the hospital, and implementing remote home monitoring systems in maternal healthcare deserts and other areas with low access to health care.
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